Miroslav Klose has beaten Ronaldo’s record to become the top scorer in World Cup history.

The German forward scored his side’s second goal in their overwhelming 7-1 victory in the semi-final against Brazil to become the record holder with 16.

“We are a team and it shows on the field,” he said. “It’s also important that our set pieces bring results. You saw it again today. Toni puts the ball where it has to go every time and that’s a big strength.” After scoring against Brazil, in his 23rd career World Cup game, Klose refrained from doing his trademark back flip.  “I got hit in my left foot while attempting a shot and I was not able to do the flip,” he said. 

Germany coach Joachim Loew praised the veteran and only true striker on the team. “It really means a lot to all of us. This is a record. We believe that he really deserves it. Because at his age, he is still playing at the highest possible level.”

Klose’s first World Cup appearance came in 2002, where he scored a hat trick in an 8-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. He scored again in their next group game, a 1-1 draw with Republic of Ireland, before scoring the second in a 2-0 victory over Cameroon. Despite Germany’s run to the final that year, Klose failed to find the net again in the tournament, eventually finishing level on goals with Rivaldo, and behind top scorer Ronaldo who grabbed eight.

During his home World Cup four years later in 2006, the forward found the net five times again, which was enough for the Golden Boot. Klose’s final goal in that World Cup was his vital 80th-minute equalizer against Argentina in the quarter-finals, that brought the score to 1-1, with Germany eventually winning on penalties.

And in 2010, he managed four more strikes: once in their opening 4-0 win over Australia, once in their 4-1 defeating England in the last-16 and twice in their 4-0 destruction of Argentina in the quarter-finals.

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1.Why didn’t Klose do his back flip after scoring?

A Toni kicked the ball with great strength.

B His left foot got injured while shooting the goal.

C He kept cool over his scoring.

D He chose not to do it this time.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段I got hit in my left foot while attempting a shot and I was not able to do the flip可知，克洛泽因为射门时伤了左脚，因此不能做后空翻的动作。

2.Who does “he” in Paragraph Four refer to?

A Toni.

B Ronaldo.

C Thomas Muller.

D Miroslav Klose.

解析：选D。词义理解题。根据文章第四段德国队教练对克洛泽的盛赞可知，这里的he指的是克洛泽，只有他配得上打破罗纳尔多的纪录。

3.Which team did Germany play against with Klose scoring a hat trick?

A Saudi Arabia 2002.

B Australia 2010.

C Argentina 2006.

D Brazil 2014.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第五段…where he scored a hat trick in an 8-0 victory over Saudi Arabia可知，在2002年世界杯德国队与沙特队小组赛中，克洛泽上演“帽子戏法”，以8：0狂胜沙特队。

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A Klose is the only striker on the German team.

B Klose was awarded the Golden Boot in 2010.

C It is typical of Klose to do back flips after scoring.

D Klose is 23 years old and plays the highest level.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段…refrained from doing his trademark back flip可知，克洛泽做后空翻是他每次射门成功后的典型动作，是具有标签性质的。

5.Why does the author write this report?

A To introduce the life of Miroslav Klose.

B To introduce the achievement of the German team.

C To report Germany’s victory over Brazil.

D To tell the achievement of Klose as a football star.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文报道了克洛泽在历届世界杯上进球总数打破罗纳尔多纪录的辉煌成就，故选D。